Mahler 9

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Mahler 9

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Gustav Mahler Let yourself be swallowed up by Mahler's crushing, dizzying Symphony No. 9, which invites death into the concert hall. It is a symphony you do not merely hear; you live Mahler's music. “A musician's encounter with Mahler's music is always something quite special – and the 9th Symphony is a masterpiece that celebrates the joy of living despite the fact that everything ends one day. If I were a listener, I would not miss the chance to hear this symphony!” – Cristian Chivu Ivan, concertmaster A voice from the beyond. A farewell to life. Mahler's mighty 9th Symphony stands as a memorial to a great composer. The symphony is weighty; it is a work in which the sum of the music is far greater than its individual parts. The 9th Symphony was written after Mahler lost his beloved daughter, and it contains an almost unbearable experience of loss. Mahler lays bare his soul, and the work can appear as a farewell to life itself. But precisely in this lies the work's beauty: ”It is awe-inspiring, and paralysing, when the threads of the notes wither… The moment we hold back, we lose everything. But the moment we let go, we gain everything,” said Leonard Bernstein about the work. A more beautiful memorial to a beloved child is hard to imagine. Collaboration concert with Lumbye akademiet Programme: Gustav Mahler / Symphony No. 9